Final Results

1	Bringing Sexy Back	14.47%
2	Stay Puft Marshmallow	9.87%
3	Badass Brian	9.42%
4	Go Go Grandma	6.47%
5	Bye Bye Buns	6.36%
6	AN	6.25%
7	Thinner Tess	5.77%
8	Bur "weighs a" ton	5.73%
9	Big Momma	4.41%
10	JO	2.02%
Since 10/24/07, BLOB's have lost			145.4	pounds

Thinner Tess...by a smidge :)

BEFORE

AFTER

Bye Bye Buns Before/After

Badass Brian Before/After

Great Results

As a team I think we rock!! :) I fell off the wagon this last week with finals taking prescedence (well I didn't fall hard, but I wasn't making BLOB's a priority). I am now motivated to make the last stretch count! WHO"S WITH ME!!!!!!!!

12/5/07 Weigh-in

1 Bringing Sexy Back 11.95%
2 Stay Puft Marshmallow 7.40%
3 Badass Brian 6.73%
4 AN 6.25%
5 Bye Bye Buns 5.93%
6 Thinner Tess 5.77%
7 Bur "weighs a" ton 5.47%
8 Big Momma 4.52%
9 JO 4.03%
10 Go Go Grandma 3.98%

Since 10/24/07, BLOB's have lost 129.3 pounds

Food for thought

Here's a deep question for us dieters....If you ate both pasta and antipasto, would you still be hungry? :)

could have been the stuffing...

or the mashed taters, or now that I think of it, was probably the cheesecake. whatever it was, I gained a lb over the holiday weekend.
how about everyone else?

How was your Thanksgiving?

11/21/07 Weigh-in

1. Bringing Sexy Back 9.43%
2 Stay Puft Marshmallow 6.78%
3 Bye Bye Buns 5.30%
4 Bur "weighs a" ton 5.21%
5 AN 4.51%
6 Big Momma 4.41%
7 Thinner Tess 4.33%
8 JO 3.63%
9 Badass Brian 3.36%
10 Go Go Grandma 2.49%
11 CubsWin! 2.06%

Since 10/24/07, BLOB's have lost 108.4 pounds

Congrats to Bringing Sexy Back for winning Mid-Way Point prize money.

BIG momma's before

I realized I had not yet posted my shameful before pic.

I hope no one goes blind.

Scale settings

Okay blobbers it has been a rough week for me in all other aspects of life besides dieting surprisingly enough, here goes.......hubby and I were on our way to breakfast sun morning(my cheat meal because he loves this one greasy diner we HAVE to go to). A lady turned left right in front of us and totaled our car!! We are okay, have replaced the car (upgrade :) but I have been so busy I haven't been eating as much as I should even. So I step on the scale yesterday, thinking I should have shed lbs from stress,etc. NO!!! I am 10 lbs heavier. Dark clouds form, and I am in a raunchy(husband calls- I am gonna stay late at work) mood. I am hanging clothes in the closet the next day where I keep my scale, I pull it out and the setting is set 13 lbs behind the zero! I must have moved it when I kick it under my shoe holder after use. The sun comes out, I have lost a couple lbs and all is right with the world again. My advice? check the settings(it makes for much better days). Have to stay away from teh gym all week however due to some knee issues from the accident, can someone do an extra lap or two for me????

Cheating

Has anyone else fallen off the wagon once or twice? I had Burger King today. Should I not be admitting this here? It didn't taste the same as I remembered, though. That's a good thing, I guess. Here's to a healthier week!

My Plan

Ok, I'm with BSB (Bringing Sexy Back), I'd love to hear what other people's plans are. As for me, I'm doing a low calorie (1200/day), low carb/smart carb plan. It is very similar to the LA Weightloss program, but they don't have the specific calorie restriction that I have imposed upon myself. All my carbs essentially come from fruit and veg with 1 serving of complex carbs/grains (like the bowl of oatmeal I have in the morning). I have not yet incorporated exercise into my plan, but fully intend to start that aspect soon, so watch out when I do get going!

Oh, and BSB, I am taking aim at that target - I'll see you at the next weigh in ;-)

First 2 weeks

Now I have a target on my back, huh?! The main thing I am doing is expending more calories than I am taking in. I started going to the gym again and I try not to eat too late at night. I love the Weight Watchers points program, too! I'd love to hear tips from other people as well. Congrats to everyone on making it through the first two weeks!

Ok...I NEED to know

Seriously, what is your eating (or not eating) plan Bringin Sexy Back? I must know, that is a huge number.

And great job everyone, looks like the first two weeks were were a success!

11/7/07 Weigh-in

1. Bringing Sexy Back 5.97%
2. Bye Bye Buns 4.66%
3. AN 3.47%
4. Stay Puft Marshmallow 3.19%
5. Go Go Grandma 2.99%
6. Thinner Tess 2.88%
7. JO 2.82%
8. Badass Brian 2.69%
9. Bur "weighs a" ton 2.60%
10. Big Momma 2.15%
11. CubsWin! 2.06%
    

Since 10/24/07, BLOB's have lost 76.7 pounds

Mmmmmm....

So, sometimes I actually like being on a diet, because it forces me to eat better, which includes food that simply tastes better. I just have to share how good our dinner was tonight. We went to Whole Foods for our weekly shopping and got all kinds of fresh veggies, fruit, seafood, and meat, and tonight we had jumbo shrimp cocktail as a starter and scallops Provencal (pretend blogspot has the correct french alphabet) as our main dish. Ok, maybe its the wine (or the deprived dieter) but two hours after finishing I'm still so in love with how good everything tasted! Oh, and I'm so not worried about the wine, since on my diet is counts as a fruit - how great is that?!?

No more candy nightmares!

With the candy away, it is time to celebrate the success of overcoming desire of sweets! I didn't have one, I tell you ONE piece this season :)
I sent the leftover candy with John this morning to work (yeah I am THAT wife!) Good thing Brian doesn't work in the same office,lol!

Woo Hoo

Today may be evil, but I'm down by 2.33%

Today is Evil

Fellow BLOBers, may you be delivered from the temptation that is the ubiquitous giant bowl of Halloween candy. Every time I walk past the reception for my office, there it is, filled with miniature-sized sugary goodness. I got a cup of coffee, and some kind co-worker had left out Halloween cupcakes for the taking. I know that when I get home tonight, a huge bowl of peanut butter cups and M&Ms is waiting to ambush me, lurking by the front door.

Do they do this in Canada? Can I move there fast enough?

ugh.

Fellow BLOBs-

Having a tough time staying motivated today. Had to run to the 24 hr vets at 6am with a swollen dog face. Two shots and $157 later he is fine but I am BEAT! I was hoping to get a few more hours of sleep after the baby ate at 6am. no chance. So I am asking you all to start bragging on your success so far so I can get my post baby butt outside and exercising!

Thanks B.L.O.B's

As the rain pounded on our windows this morning, I wanted to stay in bed and not go to the gym. But knowing that my fellow competitors were probably working out, I reluctantly put my gym clothes on and headed to the gym. I had a great workout and was so glad I went.

Thanks all for the motivation.

gym buddies

So the problem with going to the gym close to home/work etc? Seeing the creepy guy you had to kick off your massage table over a year ago! despite that horifying experience he was on his way out and I managed 45 mins on the bike with motivation to gain muscle to kick his a$% the next time I see him :)

There ARE good fats

Current Models (on Sabbatical)

Future Models

Well, Slim Jim is going to have to give birth before being real model material.

Biggest Losers or Bust: aka B.L.O.B

After a good start yesterday (healthy breakfast, lots of water and a brisk 45 minute walk carrying my 3 month old baby) I was stricken with a killer migraine. I mean bad! After ridding myself of all stomach contents and being unfit to injest more, I am now down 2 - yes 2 lbs!
So the lessson here?
Get real sick and lose real weight. Hate to say it but my sorority sisters were on to something...

Going to buy myself some big pants today, cant stand the maternity ones for even one more day.

(although I am kidding about the being sick and losing weight, bulemia is no laughing matter, no matter how small the jeans you are wearing are when you are not laughing.)
Big Momma.

Programs

So what does everyone think about sharing their program details - or is that like trade secrets?

GAME ON

Ok - So, I just figured out we can all make our own posts to the blog, so I just want to say....I'm going to WIN!!! First, I have a live-in motivator (Badass Brian). Second, after seeing my before pic, I have a super strong desire to have a TV-worthy makeover. Wait until you all see my transformation...

go go Grandma joins the competition

She is kicking butt and taking names, so watch out.

Badass Brian

Bring it on.

The friendly competition is this simple, lose the greatest percentage of weight by Wednesday, December 19, 2007 and you win the prize money. The competition begins on October 24, 2007. You are free to use any type of exercise or diet program, personal trainer, etc.

The entry fee is $100 per person and must be paid in advance to be eligible.

The more people involved the better (and the bigger the prize); we hope to have 10 competitors, which is $1,000 in prize money.

For tracking purposes, weigh-ins will occur every second Wednesday and must be submitted by email by 12:00 pm EST. Results will be emailed to competitors and posted here.

Determining the winner: On Wednesday, December 19, 2007, you will send an “after” picture and your current weight by 12:00 pm EST. Winners will be announced the following day via email.

Half Way Payout: There will be a $100 payout at the half way point, Wednesday, November 21, 2007 to the person with the greatest percentage of weight loss to date. This is the day before Thanksgiving so you can splurge a little on turkey day.

Final Payout: The winner of this challenge will take home 80% of the remaining prize money and the second place winner will win 20%.

The competition begins on Wednesday, October 24, 2007.

game on people!